Cannabis Commission opens Social Equity applicant certification portal
WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission on Friday began accepting applications to become certified for one of the six retail Social Equity Licenses...
JetBlue to end nonstop service from T.F. Green to Tampa
WARWICK – Travelers looking to fly from Tampa from T.F. Green Rhode Island International Airport on JetBlue Airways will soon require a stopover in...
Warner Bros. to begin filming in Providence, other undisclosed locations in...
PROVIDENCE – A new Hollywood feature is set to begin filming in the Capital City, though the title is unknown.
State and local officials on...
Transit advocates say businesses need to speak up about RIPTA cuts
The proposed wide-ranging cuts to the R.I. Public Transit Authority's bus routes to close a $10 million budget shortfall sparked hours of public comment...
R.I. Commerce Corp. to hire firm to tally impact of tourism...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp.'s board of directors plans to hire an outside firm to conduct an impact assessment on the agency’s tourism attraction...
Coggeshall Farm completes merger with Old Sturbridge Village
BRISTOL – The nonprofit Coggeshall Farm Museum, an 18th-century salt marsh farm, has finalized a merger with Old Sturbridge Village, the Massachusetts-based “living history”...
Cannabis commission approves license transfer; social equity license vendor
WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission has approved the transfer of the compassion center license held by Portsmouth-based Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center.
Cultivator Ocean...
McKee vetoes two bills aimed at reducing DMV fees
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday issued his only vetoes of the closing legislative session, opposing a pair of bills that would...
McKee names Bennett interim R.I. commerce secretary
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday appointed R.I. Commerce Corp. CEO and President James S. Bennett to serve as interim R.I. commerce secretary.
Bennett...
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency inks three-year deal with drone detection...
CRANSTON – The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency has awarded a three-year contract to San Diego-based SkySafe Inc. to provide drone monitoring of airspace...

















